The War on Democracy - Introduction

The introduction to the documentary, the War on Democracy.

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"America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling," claimed President George W. Bush in 2005, as he was sworn-in for a second term as the leader of the most powerful nation on earth. According to Australian journalist and leftwing commentator John Pilger however, that is exactly what the US of A has been doing for the past 50 years. In this thought-provoking, often upsetting documentary, Pilger sets out to debunk the myths of American foreign policy revealing what he calls the "American empire".

Pilger begins in Venezuela, where an eye-opening interview with charismatic President Hugo Chávez - America's current bugbear in the region - suggests that "a war is being waged against all of us". According to Pilger, America's distrust of socialist or (heaven forbid) communist governments in Latin America has led to anti-democratic initiatives. From Allende's Chile to the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, popular movements not endorsed by the American Foreign Office have frequently been undermined. The reason? To promote American economic interests: "Whole countries have been privatised, put up for sale, their natural wealth sold for peanuts."

Pilger is no lover of America and it shows: this is an angry documentary and its thundering condemnation of US adventurism abroad is about as subtle as an anvil dropped from the Empire State Building. Still, there's no denying Pilger's conclusions, especially after revealing confrontations with ex-CIA chiefs highlight the contempt that many senior American figures have for democracy and the nations that comprise the USA's "backyard".

The talking head interviews are a joy to watch, full of sly wit and an indefatigable sense of purpose. Pilger's like a dog with a bone, hounding his interviewees until they yield up their innermost marrow. "That's just tough... like it or lump it," remarks former CIA chief Duane Clarridge when Pilger challenges him over America's destruction of democracy and its support of state terror in the shape of dictators like Pinochet. "In the CIA we didn't give a hoot about democracy," shrugs Clarridge in a sobering moment where the mask finally slips

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[KERCH79]

Bush son of the bitch

[jmike05s]

now you be quiet.

Did he say that?

[whitenightf3]

@knuckles15961 You are projecting of course, and being a real retard you will have to go and look up the word projection you moron. Now fuck off.

[knuckles15961]

@whitenightf3 You are fucking retarded.

[Evrythn1outof8infnty]

I do not agree with everything Chavez does, but democracy is more important that what I believe, and alternatives to Chavez are worse.

[BMG722]

"Their is only .00009 percent of bad people in this world, yet they cause 99.9999 percent of the problems" -Alan Moore

[ihatehenley]

0:40 And so, with a smile, democracy dies..

[nuhii]

war on democracy, this is beautyful...

[negkreyol21]

george bush senior the president before clinton

[skruiniger]

does any body know who that is speaking? the one who says now you be quiet?

thanks!

[whitenightf3]

The biggest Criminals are The elite families who are causing all the wars, faminies etc. We need a Chavez in The UK and the USA!